Clothes-drier.



No.1795,051. PATBNTED JULY 18, 1905. B. B. MOSS. CLOTHES DRIER. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 23 1904 NrTED STATES.

Patented July 18, 1905.

BERTIE B. MOSS, OF SALEM, INDIANA.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 795,051, dated July 18, 1905.

Application filed July 23, 190 Serial No. 217,768.

To all 1.0700 11 21!; may concern.-

Be it known that I, BERTIE B. Moss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Washington and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding Clothes-Racks; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to folding clothesracks of the hanging type; and it has particular reference to the frame and the clothes-arms thereof and also to the means for supporting the arms in their elevated positions suitably for holding clothes.

The object of the invention is to provide clothes-racks of the above-mentioned character that may be made cheaply and be also suitable to be built up of comparatively small pieces of lumber, which in many mills goes to waste.

A further object is to provide a clothes-rack which may be light in weight, so as to be suitable for hanging to ceilings or against walls or posts.

With the above-mentioned objects in view the invention consists in the novel features embraced in the construction and, in the combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan of the rackwith the arms thereof elevated or extended for use, a number of the arms being broken off; Fig. 2, a vertical central sectional view of the principal parts of the rack, in which only two of the arms are partially shown, one of which is extended and the other depending, as when folded; Fig. 3, a fragmentary horizontal sectional view on the line 1 1 in Fig. '2, showing a top plan of the radially-disposed clothes-arms and the pivoting-head that supports them; Fig. 4, a vertical transverse sectional View of the head for supporting the radial arms; Fig. 5, a fragmentary horizontal sectional view on the line 2 2 in Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is an elevation View of the rack with the clothes-arms elevated.

Similar reference characters in the several figures of the drawings designate corresponding parts or features.

In construction a stock A is provided composed of wood, and square in cross-section, by which the other parts are supported, the top of the stock being provided with a suitable link or eye a, to which a suspended cord or rope may be connected for supporting the rack. The stock is provided with two stationary composite pivoting-heads identically formed, but arranged so that one is inverted with respect to the other. The lowerhcad is situated at the lower end of the stock and is composed of a circular wooden foundation-piece B and a metallic pivoting-plate C, the piece B being secured to the stock by a rivet or pin 5, the piece having a suitable hole 0 to receive the stock and the plate G being secured to the under side of the piece B by screws 3. The plate is circular in plan and has a square central hole d to receive the stock, and it is provided with ears 0 and e at opposite sides of the hole, which ears bear against the stock, the ears having each a hole f, through which a rivet or pin Zr: in the stock extends, so that the plate C, as well as the piece B, is directly attached to the stock, providing a strong connection. Slots 9 are cut radially in the edge of the plate C, so that fingers h are provided, the ends iof which are turned over a wire ring 7', forming pivots for the radial clothes-arms. The upper head comprises a foundation-piece B, situated relatively near the upper end of the stock and secured thereto, and a pivotingplate 0, secured to the top of the piece B and also to the stock, being provided with a wire ring y", the complete head being a counterpart of the lower head. A suitable number of metallic jaw-blades D, one for each slot g, are inserted into the slots and pivoted to the ring each blade having a pair of jaw-blades Z and Z, between which a wooden clothes-arm E is suitably secured rigidly, and thus the arms are pivotally connected to the lower head, so that the arms may be held in extended horizontal positions or may hang dependently from the head. In the under side of each arm E is a recess m, situated relatively near the supported end thereof.

In each slot 9 of the plate O of the upper head is a stifi wire link F, having an eye 7L pivotally connected to the ring the opposite end of each link being provided with a stiff loop Gr, that is set at an oblique angle to the axis of the link, and through each loop an arm E extends slidingly therein, the bottom of the loop being adapted to seat in the recess m of the arm, which may be thereby supported horizontally by the link suspended from the upper head. Each loop is sufiiciently oblong to afford clearance for the top of the arm when the latter hangs vertically, as when folded.

Above the upper head near the top of the stock A a guide-block H is fitted thereto and attached by means of a rivet or pin 1), the block being square in plan, so that either side face of the block may serve as a guide against a wall when the rack may be hung thereto and prevent rotation of the stock.

In practical use the rack is to be hung on a cord or a hook or by other suitable means, so that it may be suspended from a ceiling, or it may be hung against a wall and the arms E may be used on which to hang clothes to dry or to be aired and for conveniently supporting other articles. When the rack is supported by a ceiling, all of the arms may be extended and used, but when hung to a side wall some of the arms nearest to the wall will be folded or will hang on their pivots, as one arm is seen in Fig. 2. In order to place the arms in proper positions for use, they should be elevated to horizontal positions, and in so moving them the links F will move radially, the loops G sliding along the arms, so that they may be placed in the recesses m, which will prevent downward movements of the arms, so'that.

the arms will be suported horizontally by the links, as one arm appears in Fig. 2 and as all appearin Fig. 6. In order to fold or drop the arms, the loops should be removed from the recesses m, when the arms will drop and cause the loops to slide along their inner end portions toward their pivots.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. A clothes-rack comprising a stock, an upper pivoting-head comprising a wooden foundation-piece secured. fixedly to the stock and a metallic pivoting-plate secured fixedly to the top of the foundation-piece, a lower pivoting-head comprising a wooden foundation-piece secured fixedly to the stock and a metallic pivoting-plate secured fixedly to the bottom of the foundation-piece, clothes-arms connected to the pivoting-plate of the lower pivoting-head, and suspending-links connected to the pivoting-plate of the upper pivoting-head. and cooperating with the clothesarms.

2. A hanging clothes-rack comprising a stock, an eye at the top of the stock, an upper pivoting-head secured to the stock, a lower pivoting-head secured to the stock, clothesarms connected to the lower pivoting-head, suspending-links connected to the upper pivoting-head and cooperating with the clothesarms, and a guide-block secured to the stock above the upper pivoting-head and having a rectangular form in plan extending laterally in all directions beyond the planes of the extremities of the pivoting-heads.

3. In a clothes-rack, the combination with a stock, of an upper pivoting-head and a lower pivoting-head secured rigidly to the stock, the upper head comprising a wooden foundation-piece and a metallic pivoting-plate secured to the top of the foundation-piece, and the lower head comprising a wooden foundation-piece and a metallic pivoting-plate secured to the bottom of the foundation-piece, each foundation-piece being secured to the stock and each pivoting-plate having a pair of cars secured to the stock, arms pivoted to the pivoting-plate of the lower head, and links pivoted to the pivoting-plate of the upper head and cooperating slidingly with the arms.

4:. In a clothes-rack, the combination with a stock, of an upper pivoting-head and a lower pivoting head secured rigidly to the stock, a rectangular guideblock secured rigidly to the stock above the upper pivoting-head and having four guide-faces disposed beyond the edges of the pivoting-heads, jaw-bladesconnected pivotally to the lower pivoting-head, clothes-arms attached rigidly to the jawblades, andsuspending-links connected to the upper pivoting-head and cooperating with the clothes-arms, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERTIE B. MOSS.

INitnesses:

NETTIE RoDMAN, KEA'roN W. RODMAN. 

